5 Cybersecurity Woes That Threaten Digital Growth

Here are the top five cybersecurity woes that will threaten digital growth and economy

India's cybersecurity concerns may be classified into five categories.

1. Failure to comply

Missing patches are a typical issue as a result of users' laziness. Similarly, access control is not tightly enforced, and passwords are freely exchanged. Another typical failing is failing to meet the standards for a full-time chief information security officer.

2. Lack of regulation

Regulation and punitive restrictions can dramatically limit consumer data leakage or sharing. Only banks, securities exchanges, and market infrastructure organizations are subject to cybersecurity legislation, which include the authority to supervise. The electricity industry, which has certain norms but no legislative underpinning and hence lacks efficacy, is the next best option.

3. Lack of competencies

Because of insufficient standard practices and coding abilities, the average code quality is low. Manpower in cybersecurity is critically insufficient, and the situation will worsen as well-trained cybersecurity workers are required in both the public and commercial sectors.

4. Lack of awareness

Many systems rely on obsolete software or pirated versions, which original equipment makers must safeguard. Users of such programs unknowingly enter a potential minefield.

5. Lack of innovation

In this arena, self-reliance has been overlooked. In addition to decreasing reliance on outsiders, an indigenous solution will require potential attackers to break a new safety measure. Innovation is important in new technology domains where solutions are still needed, and India has the potential to dominate this industry. In this aspect, quantum computing is crucial. By 2030, we may have a quantum computer.